Articles filed under Illinois
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Blagojevich defies taxpayers on health programOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- First, Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave out state-subsidized health care without permission. Now, he won't tell taxpayers how many people are participating, how ...
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Cleaner aboard school bus sends 5 kids to hospitalOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - METAMORA -- Five central Illinois students are being treated at a hospital after experiencing breathing problems after someone sprayed an aerosol cleaning product aboard...
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Judge: Indiana early voting sites to stay openOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ Early voting centers that Republicans contend increase the risk of voter fraud will remain open in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago under an order from...
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More Illinois schools fail to meet No Child Left Behind goalsOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Roughly one-third of all Illinois public schools failed to meet No Child Left Behind testing standards this year, state education officials announced Tuesday. Test resul...
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State to receive $3 million from Pfizer settlementOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Illinois will receive $3 million from a $60 million settlement with Pfizer over the marketing of the drug maker's pain relievers Celeb...
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500 bats close Shelbyville schoolOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SHELBYVILLE, Ill. _ The middle school has gone a bit batty in Shelbyville. The school board said Tuesday that Moulton Middle School will be closed for the rest of the we...
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Ill. Senate's top Republican released after strokeOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate's top Republican has been released from the hospital after suffering a stroke. A fellow lawmaker says Minority Leader Frank Watson is ...
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White supremacist indicted in case involving Matthew Hale jurorOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A Virginia man has been indicted on charges that accuse him of urging the use of force or threats against one of the jurors who convicted imprisoned white supremacist Ma...
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Tower owner says lights were on before copter crashOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A radio station's president says a security videotape obtained by investigators shows warning lights were working on a radio tower just before it was involved in a fatal...
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SIU-Carbondale expands in-state tuitionOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is offering in-state tuition rates for college-bound high school students in three neighboring states. The unive...